basic inverse parabola: y2=x properties and features vertex at (0,0) as y -> inf, x -> inf as y -> -inf, x -> -inf line of symmetry at y=0 domain: x subset R, x >_ 0 y=a(x−h)2+k y−k=a(x−h)2 ay−k=(x−h)2 (y−k)2=a2(x−h)